Senior Electrical & FPGA Design Engineer – Spaceflight

Astrion; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion seeks an experienced Electrical & FPGA Design Engineer to lead design, development and testing of advanced electronics for NASA spaceflight programs at Kennedy Space Center, FL. The role requires guiding hardware teams from concept through qualification and providing technical authority across the lifecycle.

This Senior Engineer position emphasizes leadership on complex hardware programs, formal design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers while delivering robust mixed analog/digital

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Typically 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience designing mixed analog/digital circuit boards.
• Experience with schematic capture tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD, or equivalent.
• Experience with circuit simulation tools such as LTSpice or equivalent.
• Experience performing worst-case analysis, component derating, and part stress analysis.
• Experience developing hardware through the complete product lifecycle from requirements through qualification.
• Experience developing engineering documentation and formal test procedures.
• Ability to support environmental testing including vibration and thermal-vacuum testing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of mixed analog/digital hardware for spaceflight applications.
• Develop system and board-level architectures, schematics, and component selections using ECAD tools.
• Perform circuit simulations, worst-case analysis, derating, and thermal assessments.
• Develop FPGA designs using VHDL for radiation-tolerant architectures and verify functionality.
• Support PCB layout by defining stackups, routing requirements, and SI constraints.
• Create verification plans, test procedures, and automated test software for testing.
• Lead integration, troubleshooting, vibration testing, and system verification activities.
• Lead technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and mentor engineering teams.
• Interface with NASA customers, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Prepare technical documentation and design packages for verification.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Troubleshooting

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence OrCAD

LTSpice

ModelSim

Xilinx Vivado

Libero

Job description

Astrion seeks an experienced Electrical & FPGA Design Engineer to lead design, development and testing of advanced electronics for NASA spaceflight programs at Kennedy Space Center, FL. The role requires guiding hardware teams from concept through qualification and providing technical authority across the lifecycle.

This Senior Engineer position emphasizes leadership on complex hardware programs, formal design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers while delivering robust mixed analog/digital